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OPINION

10/16/10

RYAN KENNEDY: Making a living between the AHL and NHL (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: Alex Ovechkin jumps in front (The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Loyal Leafs fans not unlike any other (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: Sizing up the NHL's first full week (Si.com)
MIKE BROPHY: Weekend watch (Sportsnet)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Steve Sullivan, Preds motivated again (ESPN)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar are a winning combination for Kings in 4-1 victory over Canucks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
RED FISHER: Red's notebook (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Hurricanes can't wait to go home (Ottawa Sun)
ANDREW GROSS: Praise for Rangers' John Tortorella (Bergen Record)
GEORGE JOHNSON: Panic sets in early because it's deja vu (Calgary Herald)
PAT HICKEY: Canadiens credit lucky bounces (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Injury, insult go together for Leclaire (Ottawa Citizen)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Mikael Samuelsson has to start scoring - and he knows it (Vancouver Sun)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Oilers Pack Mentality (Edmonton Sun)
DAMIEN COX: Still perfect, Leafs beat Rangers in OT (Toronto Star)
STEVE MacFARLANE: What did you expect? (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Gionta inspires short kid Gerbe (Montreal Gazette)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Leclaire's latest injury threatens to cripple career (Ottawa Sun)
MICHAEL ARACE: Nash determined to win here, but he's not a kid anymore (Columbus Dispatch)
STU COWAN: Not all tickets are equal (Montreal Gazette)
MIKE BOONE: Vox populi, vox oy vey (Montreal Gazette)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Depleted Rangers need unsung players to step up (New York Newsday)Subscriber site

10/15/10

ADAM PROTEAU: Hobby or horse? (The Hockey News)
JIM KELLEY: Devils making NHL sweat, another miscarriage of justice, more notes (Si.com)
MARK SPECTOR: Off to a slow start (Ottawa Sun)
JIM KELLEY: In the name of consistency (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Surprise: Maple Leafs really are good (The Sporting News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: For Canes, it's 'from Russia, with no love' (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Latest bid to buy Coyotes stalls (Globe & Mail)
DAVID SHOALTS: All the Leafs are working hard (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Fleury finds new purpose off the ice (National Post)
GEORGE JOHNSON: 'Stinker of a game' shows little effort (Calgary Herald)
Martin shakes up Canadiens lineup (Montreal Gazette)
TONY GALLAGHER: Breaking into Golden Age of goalies is no easy feat (Vancouver Province)
PATRICK REUSSE: Cullen has no complaints about Xcel opener (Minnesota Star-Tribune)Subscriber site
MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets have to be better than last year ... right? (Columbus Dispatch)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Wild continue dominance over Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
IAIN MacINTYRE: New coach shows his net worth (Vancouver Sun)
JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR: Seeing Mike Modano in red enough to leave a fan blue (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ERIC FRANCIS: McCabe defends Bouwmeester (Calgary Sun)
WAYNE SCANLAN: Plenty of reason to smile for Skinner (Ottawa Citizen)
PAT HICKEY: Sabres lose edge at home (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Senators' Porcelain Pascal can't be trusted (Ottawa Sun)
DAVID HAUGH: No need to worry about Hawks' goalies (Chicago Tribune)
MIKE HEIKA: Modano's a fond memory, but Lehtonen represents a bright future for Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
BARRY ROZNER: HawksÕ ugly start not end of world (Chicago Daily Herald)

10/14/10

RYAN DIXON: NHL missed opportunity with Hjalmarsson, Wisniewski suspensions (The Hockey News)
TOM THOMPSON: Why teenagers crack NHL lineups (The Hockey News)
ALLAN MUIR: My annual wheels-off predictions (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: 12 NHLers suffering from concussion like symptoms (TSN)
MIKE BROPHY: The dream lives on (Sportsnet)
WES GOLDSTEIN: State of the Wild? Turnaround needed to keep packing 'em in (CBS Sportsline)
PIERRE LeBRUN: The coaching evolution of Mike Babcock (ESPN)
BEVERLEY SMITH: Jeremy Roenick gets Woodbine going (Globe & Mail)
BRUCE ARTHUR: Fleury finds new purpose off the ice (National Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Crosby's solo career (Toronto Sun)
RED FISHER: Lightning is no flash in the pan (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: It's all part of the game (Ottawa Citizen)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks' big line leads the way in 4-3 victory over Canucks (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
IAIN MacINTYRE: Alain Vigneault won't impose a quota on Canucks' goalie starts (Vancouver Sun)
PAT HICKEY: 'I have to get better,' Subban says (Montreal Gazette)
DON BRENNAN: Sens should stick with Leclaire (Ottawa Sun)
TED KULFAN: New Jersey has devil of a time filling roster (Detroit News)
BOB DUFF: Gainey shares secrets (Windsor Star)
DAVE STUBBS: No team does ceremony better than Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
ROB LONGLEY: Brent's emergence no surprise to Pens coach (Toronto Sun)
PAT HICKEY: Gionta wins over faithful with words (Montreal Gazette)

10/13/10

RORY BOYLEN: The surprising Pavel Datsyuk fight (The Hockey News)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Stock up, stock down: Halak, Ribeiro (ESPN)
JAMES DUTHIE: Going 1-on-1 with the Maple Leafs; Kris Versteeg (TSN)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Kirk Maltby knew time was right to retire (ESPN)
MICHAEL FARBER: The mystery man in the Flyers' net, staged fight madness, more (Si.com)
DARREN DREGOR: NHL, NHLPA agree on lower escrow rate (TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: The Mook (Sportsnet)
CRAIG CUSTANCE: Pronger trade key to Ducks' rebuilding (The Sporting News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Avs show fight, but challenges await (ESPN)
DAVID SHOALTS: Improved penalty killing sticks out (Globe & Mail)
ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Hockey gods punish Devils for their salary-cap subversions (Globe & Mail)
DAMIEN COX: Lopping off Finger gives Leafs cap room to sell (Toronto Star)
RED FISHER: Habs' Playoff hopes ride with price (Montreal Gazette)
WAYNE SCANLAN: The stats donÕt lie for Sens (Ottawa Citizen)
MIKE BOONE: Canadiens super-fan goes to bat for price (Montreal Gazette)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings win home opener by beating Atlanta, 3-1 (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Plenty of hope for Hodgson (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Plan the parade in Toronto (Calgary Sun)
PAT HICKEY: French canadiens in short supply (Montreal Gazette)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Price finally learning the ropes (Ottawa Sun)
PAT HICKEY: For Tampa's coach, there is no left or right wing (Montreal Gazette)
JESSE SPECTOR: Rangers coach John Tortorella faces difficult decision on how to alter lines to include Chris Drury (New York Daily News)
DAVE STUBBS: Komisarek on playoff mission for leafs (Montreal Gazette)

10/12/10

JUSTIN BOURNE: How personal issues can affect on-ice play (The Hockey News)
KEN CAMPBELL: A superhero for each NHL team (The Hockey News)
DARREN ELIOT: Some opening observations (Si.com)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: Devils play with just 15 skaters, lose again (ESPN)
BOB McKENZIE: Babcock's extension makes sense (TSN)
LYLE RICHARDSON: Cap problems still an issue for some teams (Foxsports)
SCOTT BURNSIDE: James Wisniewski should face suspension for gesture (ESPN)
ARTHUR STAPLE: Despite missing starts, Islanders headed in right direction (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
TONY GALLAGHER: Disturbing game to watch (Vancouver Province)
MIKE HEIKA: Stars' ownership situation puts Brad Richards' future in question (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Oilers learning early lessons (Edmonton Sun)
CAM COLE: Canucks rely on talent, depth for narrow win over Panthers (Vancouver Sun)
CHRIS STEVENSON: Myers growing into Sabres role (Ottawa Sun)
LARRY BROOKS: Rangers lame, so take the blame (New York Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Rookies are busting out all over, except in New Jersey and Anaheim (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
BOB SANSEVERE: On and on with newly acquired Wild backup goalie Jose Theodore (St. Paul Pioneer Press)Subscriber site

10/11/10

DAVID SHOALTS: Maple Leafs fans have reasons for early optimism (Globe & Mail)
MATTHEW SEKERES: Passing the torch to Henrik (Globe & Mail)
STEPHEN HARRIS: Bruins return to style that worked in 2009 (Boston Herald)
TERRY JONES: 'Bulin wall stands tall (Edmonton Sun)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Could Bobrovsky be the Flyers' answer in goal? (Philadelphia Daily News)
JACK TODD: Well-deserved win for Price vs. Penguins (Montreal Gazette)
DAN BARNES: Khabibulin deserves plenty of credit (Edmonton Journal)
ERIC FRANCIS: First goal finally met (Calgary Sun)
KEVIN GORMAN: Pens proving they miss Staal (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Reasoner revs up Rexall (Edmonton Sun)
HELENE ST. JAMES: 2-0 start gives Wings swagger (Detroit Free Press)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings still aren't able to win at Calgary (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site

10/10/10

JOHN GRIGG: Comparing the '67 Maple Leafs and this year's Red Wings (The Hockey News)
Top 100 players by position ranking makes for great debate (The Hockey News)
PIERRE LeBRUN: Contract talks pick up for Joe Thornton, Shea Weber (ESPN)
DAVID HAUGH: Banner should be reminder of what Hawks working for (Chicago Tribune)
DAVID J. NEAL: Florida Panthers building for life in the fast lane (Miami Herald)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: No winners emerged in Kennedy vs. Sabres (Buffalo News)
LARRY BROOKS: Feeling Blue a good thing (New York Post)
HELENE ELLIOTT: A sweet start for Kings after playoffs' bitter end (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
DAMIEN CRISTODERO: Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher has soul mate in New York Rangers coach John Tortorella (St. Petersburg Times)
DEREK VAN DIEST: Short hop for Panthers' Hordichuk (Edmonton Sun)
TRACEE HAMILTON: Goalies Neuvirth, Varlamov know how to share (Washington Post)Subscriber site
SAM CARCHIDI: Inside the Flyers: Rookie goalie making believers out of Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
MARK HERRMANN: Tavares, hope both go down (New York Newsday)Subscriber site
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Culture (Oil) club (Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Kings spoil the script (Vancouver Province)
ERIC FRANCIS: Could this be GioÕs last winter with Flames? (Calgary Sun)
MIKE HEIKA: Ribeiro's shootout success is a good sign for Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)Subscriber site
TERRY JONES: In the time of Nik (Edmonton Sun)
BERNIE MIKLASZ: Hull sounds note of optimism for Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
TONY GALLAGHER: Captain Canada still questing for Cup win (Vancouver Province)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Dustin Brown has grown with the Kings (Los Angeles Times)Subscriber site
BUCKY GLEASON: Little things mean a lot on clunker of a night for Sabres (Buffalo News)
TERRY FREI: Boastfulness not part of Avs' M.O. (Denver Post)
STEVE SIMMONS: Fighting: What's the point? (Toronto Sun)
MIKE IMREM: Hawks fans must not settle for less than Cup (Chicago Daily Herald)
DAMIEN COX: Phaneuf era off to a rip-roaring start (Toronto Star)

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